Japan PM Abe to step down

Japan PM Abe to step down

File photo taken in September 2013 shows Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) celebrating in Buenos Aires after Tokyo was chosen as the host city of the 2020 Summer Olympics. Abe will step down from his post due to health concerns, a source from his Liberal Democratic Party said on Aug. 28, 2020.

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